Green Halloween Costume Contest
Hey Halloween Goers Did you make your costumes? Did you get one second hand or just use what you had? Send me your pictures of your green costume, explain what makes it recycled , up cycled or green in general- then send us a picture and be entered into a drawing for Soap Nuts laundry berries packet. Contest ends at Midnight on October 31. Winners will be be announced on November 2! Post your pics here in the comments section. Good Luck

Baby Green: Choosing the “better” formula for your little one
I have to say that this is one of my longest researched blogs yet. In case you haven’t figured it out I am a huge advocate of breast milk, but I also recognize that there is sometime circumstances where breast feeding solely or at all isn’t an option. My own daughter Addy needed formula supplements to save her life, I wasn’t producing enough milk to help her rid her body of Bili Rubin during her first weeks of life. I maintained sole breast feeding and she had her levels checked nearly everyday. ultimately though James and I chose to supplement her rather than see her continue to yellow and possibly do irreparable damage to her liver. There are also

Baby Green: Bottles and BPA
If you know me then you know that the whole green thing only went to the next level in the last few years. I have learned more about my impact on the environment and more , since joining Chartreuse about the impact of the unnatural environment on my family. Nearly everything we use has some sort of toxin in it. Our dishes, our clothes, most defiantly the products we use… but that is another blog. This one is on BPA. What is that anyway? Bisphenol A, commonly abbreviated as BPA, is an organic compound with two phenol functional groups. It is a dysfunctional building block of several important plastics and plastic additives. With an annual production of

Baby Green : Breastfeeding
So, I have to say I was really surprised at the reaction that I got about my post on disposables. I am proud to announce that I will be breast feeding baby number three. Why breast feed? Well to start with , it is the design I mean mom comes equipt to do it. My doctor as well as most of the world’s doctors state that breastfeeding is better for baby and mother. Your natural immunity is passed to your child through your milk.Studies are showing that not only are babies given moms immunities but they are also at lower risks for ear infections and recently I read for lukemia.Not to mention that mom’s recovery time is quicker! It’s conven

Baby Green
As many of you already know I am expecting. So as I progress into my pregnancy as most mothers do I have begun to think about all things baby. You could say I have a case of the baby greens. I am very conscious of everything that comes into my house, from the detergents I used to the products I bath and clean with. Nearly everyone in my family is sensitive to one chemical or another, so we just avoid things like Bleach, ammonia, and conventional cleaning and personal care all together. Yes, it may seem a little over the top and I have been told as much before but I believe in making conscious choice about my families health and comfort as well as caring for th